Middleby expands executive team

February 19, 2021

The Middleby Corp., a foodservice equipment manufacturer, has expanded its executive team with the following appointments, according to a press release:.

Man makes childhood dream reality by owning Hungry Howie's stores

February 19, 2021

Hungry Howie's Pizza will open its newest location next week in Grand Haven, Michigan. It will be the 11th store for Franchisee Jerry Heath, who grew up down…

Mountain Mike's adding 30 stores in Utah

February 19, 2021

Mountain Mike's has signed a development deal with Pelican Food Concepts LLC to open 30 locations in Utah over the next decade, a news release said. The deal…

Webinar explores how to use text message marketing

February 18, 2021

Text messaging is one of the hottest ways to market a foodservice brand, which explains why a recent webinar hosted by VIPinsiders and RepeatMD drew a record…

&pizza's crowdsourced BLK pie honors Black History Month

February 18, 2021

&pizza patrons in five regional Eastern markets have got a new pie to try made from a recipe pulled together by people using Black singles dating app, BLK…

'Movin' on up': The gifts of the 3rd- to 1st-party ordering shift

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

What kind of benefits do brands realize when they shift to or just add first-party ordering?

Partech integrates AI with Brink POS ecosystem

February 17, 2021

Partech Inc., a provider of point-of-sale software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has added i3 International, an…

And the golden pizza goes to …

February 17, 2021

Galloway, Ohio-based Flyers Pizza & Subs not only did a whole lot of pepperoni pizza sales the last week of January, it also did a whole lot of good.

90% Open Rate? Why Your Brand Needs Text Message Marketing in 2021

In this webinar, VIPinsiders gives you a winning game plan to effectively use text message marketing in 2021.

&pizza portal 'takes it to the people'

February 16, 2021

&pizza has launched its latest virtual exercise in taking it to the people, via its Pizza World virtual portal on the &pizza website.

Florida's Treasure Coast gets Blaze'd

February 16, 2021

Stuart, Florida — set in the middle of Florida's Treasure Coast — is opening the latest Blaze Pizza store Tuesday on Southeast Federal Highway, a news release…

&Pizza CEO: 'Now is the right time for hourly wage increase'

&Pizza CEO Michael Lastoria, who disagrees with the National Restaurant Association's stance against raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, said…

Restaurant operators: 'Not the right time for wage boost'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

February 16, 2021

Leaders of Dickey's Barbecue, Firehouse Subs, Mooyah, Famous Toastery and Teriyaki Madness discuss when and if it's time to raise the federal minimum wage to…

Pizza Guys continues Bay Area expansion

February 16, 2021

Sacramento, California-based Pizza Guys is expanding its San Francisco Bay Area presence by opening its 19th store there on University Avenue in Berkeley, a…

Buyers Edge Platform acquires RestaurantLink

February 15, 2021

Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement network for the foodservice industry, has acquired RestaurantLink's group purchasing and beverage consulting…

Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores to rebrand as US Foods Chef’s Stores

February 15, 2021

Effective March 1, Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores will be rebranded as US Foods Chef's Stores, as a result of US Foods acquiring Smart Foodservice…

NY restaurant workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

February 15, 2021

New York restaurant employees, as well as Uber drivers in the state, are eligible to receive COVID-19 vacinnations even if the county in which they work hasn't…

Has the day of 'No Marketing' arrived for pizza brands?

by Shyam Rao

Companies spend billions of dollars to fill the top of their consumer funnels, in an often-desperate attempt to find new customers. This wide, scattershot…

CardFree delivery, ordering service helps restaurants keep more revenue

February 15, 2021

San Francisco-based CardFree, a mobile commerce solutions provider, is offering mobile ordering, delivery, contactless order and pay at the table services that…

Bite Acquisition Corp begins selling stock

February 12, 2021

Restaurant investment company, Bite Acquisition Corp. is pricing its upsized initial public offering of 17.5 million units at $10 per unit. The stock began…